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UFC 171 one is quickly filling up, and one of the most recent bouts to be announced for the card is a Women’s Bantamweight bout between recent Ultimate Fighter winner Juliana Pena and Jessica Andrade. The UFC recently announced the bout through Fox Sports. Pena (5-2, 1-0 UFC), stormed her way through “TUF,” finishing Shayna Baszler,...

“I’ve fought the best athletes in the world, and some on short notice. If Tim Kennedy thinks he’s going to be the person I’m scared of-this is the person that dresses up as a f*cking ballerina-he’s crazy. He dresses like a woman on a regular basis just to get a bit of attention. It’s just...

Tonight on pay-per-view the UFC brings us their annual year-end blockbuster with ‘UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva II’. In typical fashion, BJPENN.COM will be bringing fight fans live and up-to-the-minute updates from the evenings action. If you cannot make the BJPENN.COM free prelims broadcast or the rest of the fight card just follow along with...

“I expect him to do all that stuff again,” UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman said about his opponent Anderson Silva. Weidman earned the title by knocking out Silva while the former champion had his hands down, taunting the challenger and lazily ducking punches. By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA It was a fight that shocked...

“To be on a streak again and to be on the winning side of it with no losses, that’s always a great feeling,” said former UFC fighter and current Legacy FC featherweight champion Leonard Garcia on his recent success in the cage. “All together, man, in general, life is good.” By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA...

“It wasn’t until I got cut [that] I realized, like, ‘Man, I was in there for seven years!’” Leonard Garcia said, reflecting on the time he spent fighting for the UFC. During that time, Garcia gained fame as one of the grittiest fighters in the 155- and 145-pound divisions. By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA It was...

The crew here at BJPENN.COM is back to bring you another edition of ‘Quick Hits’ whether you like it or not. ‘Quick Hits’ made its debut last week and it brought the idea of an MMA themed ‘Pardon the Interruption’ to life. It may be text based and we may not have Tony Reali correcting...

Chael Sonnen, always an instigator, made headlines recently when he requested his rival Anderson Silva to be an assistant coach for his team on the upcoming Ultimate Fighter: Brazil season. Anderson Silva, apparently, wasn’t opposed to the idea, but said it unfortunately could not happen. “It is true – I did get invited,” Silva told...

The UFC middleweight division will see a new prospect enter its ranks, as former Ultimate Fighter 17 contestant Andy Enz has just signed with the company. The Raven Post has the video announcement from Andy himself. An Alaskan native training out of Gracie Barra Alaska, there’s not much footage out there of Andy in action (other...

Ah, Chael Sonnen. Always stirring the pot. After making claims he would ask former long-time UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva to help him coach the competitors on the upcoming Ultimate Fighter Brazil season, it now seems as though he has made it official. Sonnen told MMAFighting.com “I have officially invited Anderson to coach TUF: Brazil...

How many times will uninformed public officials mis-label MMA as a ‘no-rules’ barbaric contest? I don’t have the answer to that, but I do know, it’s happened again, recently on Australian soil. New South Wales Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione took to ‘The Australian‘ to discuss the growing sport of Mixed Martial Arts and the impact...

It’s a strange thing, finding out that someone who you don’t know personally, but know from the media has passed away. It’s almost like you’re not sure if you should grieve and be upset. You weren’t family, you weren’t friends; but still you feel that sense of sadness and pain. What should we do? There...

A lightweight matchup between two talented grapplers has been added to UFC Fight Night 36 in Brazil. Ivan Jorge looks to put his seven fight win streak on the line when he faces Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion and Ultimate Fighter: Brazil alum Rodrigo Damm (pictured). Jorge will be making his second appearance inside the UFC...

It was originally rumored that UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones would defend his title against Glover Teixeira at UFC 170. However, Jones confirmed he was still suffering nagging injuries from his defense against Alexander Gustafsson. The UFC brass went hunting for another headline worthy main-event, and they found what they were looking for. Rashad...

One of the greatest of all time and possibly the most recognizable name in MMA, Forrest Griffin, retired from Mixed Martial Arts earlier this year. Griffin, known best for his epic three round war with Stephan Bonnar at the TUF Season 1 Finale, and grueling battles with greats like Anderson Silva, “Rampage” Jackson, and “Shogun”...

Saturday night’s “TUF 18 Finale” event did a substantial numbers increase from the last several live events airing on the network, drawing 1,129,000 viewers according to a report from MMAFighting.com. The event was headlined by a lightweight bout featuring former title challengers Nate Diaz and Gray Maynard and also showcased the the men’s and women’s final from the recently-completed...

Whether it’s inside or outside the octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship cannot seem to escape controversy. Early on in Summer 2013, the UFC signed undefeated German prospect Benjamin Brinsa. “The Hooligan” sports an impressive record of thirteen victories, nine of which took place in the very first round. With such a record, it was almost a...

Many were confused when the The Ultimate Fighter Season 18 Finale salary list came out, and saw that Nate Diaz’s payout had dropped to $15,000 to show, and $15,000 to win. The strangest part, was the man Diaz beat, Gray Maynard, made $45,000 just to show up. Cage Potato reached out to Diaz’s manager Mike...

The UFC provided another great free night of fights with the TUF Season 18 Finale on Saturday, November 30. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas, NV where we crowned the very first female Ultimate Fighter and yet another great male addition into the organization. Headlining the event was...

In anticipation of tomorrow’s UFC fight night, BJPENN.COM will be hosting a live stream of today’s Ultimate Fighter Season 18 Finale’ weigh-ins event. Today’s weigh-ins goes down at 4:00 p.m. PT / 7:00 p.m. ET from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. You can tune in on your PC, MAC of Mobile...

“I lost to Thomson and Anthony Pettis is the champ. They’re supposed to be the hot (expletive) right now. Those guys are the guys to beat and on top of it. I was ready to go to 170 pounds. I’m over making weight and all this. I don’t feel I get paid good enough to...

By Evan Stoumbelis UFC Fight Night 36: Machida vs. Mousasi added a new matchup today, Viscardi Andrade (pictured) vs. Nicholas Musoke. Andrade, will be fighting in his home country of Brazil, where he also was a contestant on the second installment of the country’s Ultimate Fighter show. He is 1-0 in the UFC, with his...

Former UFC Welterweight contender Josh Koscheck was knocked out this Saturday by Tyron Woodley, and after the fight, sent a text to UFC President Dana White that to White, “sounded a little bit like retirement.” Koscheck is now on a three-fight losing streak, and two of those three have come by first round knockout. White...

We saw action from the get-go in the first round. Hendricks threw a hook that St. Pierre saw coming from a mile away and he countered it by ducking down and successfully landing a takedown. Later on in the round, Hendricks knew St. Pierre would duck under so he followed his hook with an uppercut...

Bellator 106 was supposed to be Bellator’s first PPV event, but an injury to Tito “The People’s Champion” Ortiz called off the main event fight between Ortiz and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, and ended Bellator’s PPV plans. Bellator 106 ended up on Spike TV as a free event, but Jackson was still disconcerted with the...

UFC heavyweight fighter Brendan Schaub has inked a new six-fight deal with the Ultimate fighting Championship. The TUF Alum last saw action at UFC 165 where he was able to submit Matt Mitrione to earn his second straight win inside the Octagon. The former NFL football player and TUF season 10 runner-up took to twitter...

Manny Gamburyan, a former challenger to Jose Aldo’s WEC title and an Ultimate Fighter runner-up was on BJPENN.COM radio to talk about a myriad of subjects, including: being a coach on this season’s TUF for Team Rousey, his Dec. 28th fight against Dennis Silver, and his thoughts on his last opponent, Cole Miller’s attempt to...

Recently Fist-Ta-Cuff Radio had a chance to speak with the World Series of Fighting and UFC veteran “The Jackhammer” Jared Papazian. A standout in the Bantamweight division, the Encino,CA. native had this to say about his future, including his next title fight in Tachi Palace Fights against Russel Doane. You were signed on at late...

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